Why it is important to be a critical thinker.

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Why It Is Important To Be a Critical Thinker
One of the most emphasized requirements in modern workplaces is critical thinking. As a process, it involves gathering information, structuring reasoning, the inclusion of evidence, the formulation of assumption, evaluation of options, and communication of conclusions. Consequently, it helps reach informed decisions that can be used in most critical situations such as in strategic change management (Peeler 333). It is important to be a critical thinker since it helps one both utilize available data and overcome biases consequently leading to informed decisions that can effect change.
One importance of being a critical thinker is that it uses the available information sources to improve the decisions made at both personal and organizational levels. The lengthy process in critical thinking process yields conclusions that are data-driven picked from a variety of options or alternatives, and with consideration of cost to define the solutions to the problem at hand effectively. For this reason, Albanese and James (327) refer to critical thinking as the bridge between information and decisions making when addressing an issue. For example, a critical thinker interested in buying a work computer may gain knowledge on nature or requirements of his job, and the cost to determine the specification of the computer to buy. Consequently, one is capable of acquiring the best equipment that w…